Free Press Applauds Appointment of New PBS President
January 23, 2006
Press Release
WASHINGTON — Paula A. Kerger, a top executive at New York’s Educational Broadcasting Corporation and Thirteen/WNET, has been named as the next president and CEO of the Public Broadcasting Service.
Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver made the following statement:
“We’re excited and relieved to see a committed advocate of the public interest appointed to lead PBS. After the Kenneth Tomlinson controversy, the public is demanding change, and we hope that Paula Kerger will be a strong ally to advance needed reforms.
“Public broadcasting is at a crossroads. It will continue to suffer partisan attacks and threats to its budget without policies to protect long-term funding and provide political insulation. We look forward to working with the new president to put the public back in public broadcasting.”
Free Press Executive Director Josh Silver made the following statement:
“We’re excited and relieved to see a committed advocate of the public interest appointed to lead PBS. After the Kenneth Tomlinson controversy, the public is demanding change, and we hope that Paula Kerger will be a strong ally to advance needed reforms.
“Public broadcasting is at a crossroads. It will continue to suffer partisan attacks and threats to its budget without policies to protect long-term funding and provide political insulation. We look forward to working with the new president to put the public back in public broadcasting.”